CHOOSING a funeral online can ease the pressure on grieving relatives and help them select the right send-off for their loved ones, according to a leading expert. After-death options were traditionally arranged during face-to-face meetings in funeral directors’ offices. But …
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Grieving families missing out on more than £1,000 – and reduced funeral costs
Most people don’t know the money is available – or that you can reduce the cost of a funeral by 75% The bill for giving a loved one a fitting send-off is not cheap with an average funeral costing £4,184 …
Read MoreMemoria – ‘The loss of a loved one’
Memoria are very proud to have just released our first Podcast mini-series, Memoria’s ‘The loss of a loved one’. This series touches on the impact of the last twelve months on all of us, with some very insightful input from …
Read MoreGovernment Support for Funeral Costs
BEREAVED families could be missing out on up to £1,000 of Government support for funeral costs, experts are warning. The bill for giving a loved one a fitting send-off is not cheap with an average funeral costing £4,184 last year …
Read MoreCrematorium manager reflects on ‘a very challenging year’
A Suffolk crematorium manager has described the heart-breaking realities of funerals during the coronavirus crisis. While the Waveney Memorial Park and Crematorium used to be able to welcome up to 200 mourners at one time, it has been very different …
Read MoreConventional funerals dying out with no-frills send-offs becoming more popular
The cost of dying continues to soar each year, with the average cost hitting a record £4,184 this year, according to latest estimates. Traditional funerals are dying a death with families turning to cheaper, low-frills send-offs instead, experts have revealed. …
Read MoreVideo: Celebration of Life Service
Providing a genuine opportunity to simply concentrate on the actual service rather than the expensive trappings normally associated with a traditional funeral. More videos can be found on our YouTube channel Memoria Affordable Quality Funerals.
Read MoreThe heartbreaking reality of Covid at the funeral front line and its toll on grieving families
The Denbighshire Memorial Park and Crematorium in St Asaph boss speaks out about the terrible impact of lockdown A North Wales crematorium manager has revealed the heartbreaking realities of life during the coronavirus pandemic – including empty chapels and mourners …
Read MoreNo-frills funerals increase by 540% in four years as more people choose cheaper alternative
The average cost of a traditional funeral in 2019 was £4,000. Direct cremations are rising in popularity across the UK as families ditch expensive send-offs and choose a more affordable, no-frills funeral instead. More Britons are looking for cheaper alternatives …
Read MoreMemoria claims CMA report lacks clarity on ‘consumer detriment’
For the past two-and-a-half years, Memoria has supported the CMA in its effort to better understand how the UK funerals market works Memoria, a private memorial park and crematoria operator, has questioned the recent Competitions and Markets Authority’s (CMA) report …
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